Miami Dolphins

The NFC North still is looking up at the Packers, as has been the case for much of the Aaron Rodgers-Brett Favre era. The Packers are coming off their fourth consecutive division title and are 19-4-1 in the NFC North over the last four seasons. They have won the division 11 of the last 20 years and general manager Ted Thompson was able to keep most of his coveted free agents, although the team is retooling at cornerback. The Lions and Vikings both made gains under new coaches in 2014. The Lions, led by the league's No. 2-ranked defense, posted four more victories under Jim Caldwell than it had in 2013 to reach the playoffs. The Vikings were two wins better in Mike Zimmer's...

New York Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.Richardson will be eligible to return to the Jets' active roster on Oct. 5...

The draft will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Chicago. Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines team needs by division.NFC EASTThe New York Giants need to do a better job of protecting Eli Manning, so look for them to try...

According to his agents, cornerback Darrelle Revis has agreed to return to the Jets, just a little more than a month after helping the Patriots win the Super Bowl.Revis played for the Jets from 2007-12, making three All-Pro teams. His final season in...

Eight nights before he coached in his sixth Super Bowl, Bill Belichick was a punchline. Embroiled in an NFL investigation into allegations that his team used underinflated footballs in an AFC Championship Game victory, Belichick has become fodder for...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The New York Jets, likely playing their final game under coach Rex Ryan, rallied from a 10-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the Miami Dolphins 37-24 on Sunday afternoon at Sun Life Stadium.The Jets scored their...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When it goes as it should, Stephen Gostkowski said, it's like a pitching machine. Snap. Hold. Kick. Snap. Hold. Kick.
"You want to go out there and look like a robot," Gostkowski said after he broke Adam Vinatieri's all-time...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have taken care of the formality of clinching their sixth straight AFC East title.Cornerback Kyle Arrington romped 62 yards and somersaulted into the end zone with a blocked field early and...

Caleb Sturgis kicked his third field goal of the game with 1:57 to play as the Miami Dolphins rallied past the one-dimensional New York Jets 16-13 Monday night in East Rutherford, N.J., to keep their playoff hopes alive.Lamar Miller rushed for 56...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Caleb Sturgis' third field goal, a 26-yarder with 1:57 left, lifted the Miami Dolphins to a come-from-behind, 16-13 win over the New York Jets on Monday night at MetLife Stadium.With the win, the Dolphins (7-5) moved into a six-way...

The Ryder Cup begins Friday morning in Gleneagles, Scotland. First to the tee: Good buddies Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson for the U.S., Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson for Europe. Last to the tee: Phil Mickelson and...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For the first time in the Tom Brady era, the New England Patriots are in sole possession of last place in the AFC East. More alarming, however, is the way in which New England was dominated in the trenches on both sides of the ball in...

Tight end Rob Gronkowski gave himself the green light Monday to be in the lineup for the New England Patriots when they visit the Miami Dolphins for the regular-season opener this week.But he'll need more than medical clearance to be a full go for Week...

New England Patriots2013: 12-4, first in AFC EastLast year in the playoffs: 2013They're going all the way: Tight end Rob Gronkowski is (almost) back – he's still favoring his recovering right knee and is said to be 50/50 for...

How can the notorious Richie Incognito play for a guy named Lovie? The NFL's well-known bully visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday and could sign with the team. Head coach Lovie Smith said the team is evaluating the offensive...

What follows is a list of the top 10 UConn football players drafted. Wondering about guys like Nick Giaquinto and Brian Kozlowski? They worked in the NFL, sure, but they weren't drafted. This history is not as rich and the names not as big as on the...

The Yale-Harvard Regatta is two years shy of its 150th anniversary and, as such, is the oldest collegiate sports event in the United States. Yale-Harvard football is old, too, but the regatta predates that by 23 years.
The first race came about because...